Arthur F. Holmes

Arthur F. Holmes (born 1924) was Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois (1951-1994). Before his retirement in 1994, he served as Chairman of Wheaton's Department of Philosophy. Since his retirement, he has held the title of Professor Emeritus. After his retirement, he returned and taught half of the year long history of philosophy sequence, particularly the medieval (Augustine to Ockham) and the modern (Descartes to Quine) quarters in 2000-2001.

He is known for his body of work on topics related to philosophy, including ethics, philosophy applied to Christian higher education, and historical interactions between Christianity and philosophy. Holmes also has served as a guest lecturer at many colleges, universities, and conferences on these topics.

Holmes is a graduate of Wheaton College. He then received a Ph.D from Northwestern University.

Works

*"Faith Seeks Understanding" (1971)
*"The Idea of a Christian College" (first edition, 1975)
*"All Truth is God's Truth" (1977)
*"Contours of a World View" (1983)

Notes and References

Books by Arthur F. Holmes

cite book
title = All Truth is God's Truth | year = 1977 | month = July | publisher = Wm B. Eerdman's
location = Grand Rapids | id = ISBN 0-8028-1701-7

cite book
title = Fact, Value and God | month = June | year=1997 | publisher = Wm. B. Eerdmans | location = Grand Rapids | id = ISBN 0-8028-4312-3

cite book
title = Building the Christian Academy | month = March | year=2001 | publisher = Wm. B. Eerdmans | location = Grand Rapids | id = ISBN 0-8028-4744-7

cite book
title = War and Christian Ethics: Classic and Contemporary Readings on the Morality of War | editor = Arthur A. Holmes, editor | edition = 2nd Edition | date = Nov. 1, 2005 | publisher = Baker Academic | id = ISBN 0-8010-3113-3